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Hearing Voices ( from album “THE?TRUTH“ / The?Trilogy 2024 ) concept: Thoralf Koß & Marek Arnold Original story: Thoralf Koss Storyline / Narration: George Andrade Lyrics: George Andrade Music: Marek Arnold, Martin Fankhänel, Ulf Reinhardt Vocal lines: Marek Arnold, Sören Flechsig, Lars Köhler, Ulf Reinhardt Lineup Musicians: - Marek Arnold (keyboards, saxophones, seaboard) - Ulf Reinhardt (drums, percussions) - Robert Brenner (bass guitars) - Martin Fankhänel (electric and acoustic guitars) Guests: Thomas Klarmann from (Argos) on flute additional bass parts by Denis Strassburg and Sören Müller Vocalists: Lars Köhler – as Samuel Peter Jones – as Father Anne Trautmann – as Evangeline Jana-Christina Pöche – as Mother Sören Flechsig – as Noah Larry B. - as Grandfather Manuel Schmid – as The Acolyte Amelie Hofmann – as Missa Elisabeth Markstein – as Shelena Annemarie Schmidt – as Evangeline´s Mother Carolin Koss – as Caro Micha Heinzig - Growls (Grandfather) Robert Brenner – as The Police George Andrade – as The Priest Marek Arnold – as Village Man recorded and edited by Marek Arnold ( B`side-music, Remse ) and Ulf Reinhardt ( ssttgd studio Thalheim ) mixed / mastered by Martin Schnella (Overlodge recording studio) Produced by Marek Arnold & Ulf Reinhardt PROGRESSIVE PROMOTION RECORDS (2024) ------- Seven Steps to the Green Door” are back! With their 6th album, the German progressive crossover band around Marek Arnold (including Artrock Project, Toxic Smile, CYRIL, Damanek) and Ulf Reinhardt concludes their “?” trilogy with the final “The?Truth”. Already in 2011, the highly praised first part (“The?BOOK“) of the total work of art was published, consisting of a profound, critical story about religious fanaticism by Thoralf Koss - provided with a complete storybook by the American author George Andrade - and the multi-layered musical implementation, almost in the form of a “ Rock Opera”, in the field of tension from art rock to progressive metal. The second part followed in 2019 with “THE?LIE”, the hardest part of the concept both musically and lyrically. With “THE?TRUTH“ the story about Samuel and his father is concluded, 15 years after work began, with the most stylistically varied part. A real firework of musical ideas, exciting arrangements and a total of 12 characters/singers, including such well-known guests as Peter Jones (Camel, Tiger Moth Tales), Manuel Schmid (Stern Combo Meissen), Larry B. (Toxic Smile), Elisabeth Markstein ( Alphaville). A final, large exclamation point is impressively placed. Tracklist: 1. Revelations 5:21 2. Africa 15:31 3. Hearing Voices 5:15 4. Alpha & Omega III 9:00 5. The Arrest 3:02 6. Hallucinations 6:18 7. Hearts On Strings 8:56 8. When You Get To See Me 4:14 9. Hear My Voice 6:29 10. A Dream That Stayed 7:32 PS: “The?Truth” will not only be released on CD in June 2024 - the trilogy is also available as an elaborate “art book” in vinyl format with all 3 albums on CD as well as a complete, extensive, printed story including song lyrics.
